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Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment Released

Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment Released

ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Facilitates the Safe, Mass Rollout of EVs and Charging Infrastructure to Help Enable EV Penetration of the Consumer Market -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the release of a Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles -- Version 1.0 , developed ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Leviton as Preferred Electric Vehicle Charging Solution

Honda Announces Leviton as Preferred Electric Vehicle Charging Solution

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that Leviton Manufacturing Company, the global leader in connectivity solutions, has been selected as Honda's preferred Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment provider for customer and dealer EV charging. "As leaders in the fields of advanced technology for mobility and energy ... Continue reading

ITT Showcases Leading Electric Vehicle and Friction Materials Technologies at 2012 Auto China

ITT Showcases Leading Electric Vehicle and Friction Materials Technologies at 2012 Auto China

ITT Corporation is making its first appearance this week at the 12th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China, where it is reinforcing its support for China's automotive market through training local talent and developing new solutions for the electric vehicle (EV) and friction materials ma ... Continue reading

Green Cars That Go More Than the Extra Mile Per Gallon

Green Cars That Go More Than the Extra Mile Per Gallon

In honor of Earth Day, shopautoweek.com navigated the increasingly crowded green-car market to find seven gasoline-powered hybrids that, at more than 40 mpg each, will help you save green by going green. 'If you're looking for something that sips gasoline for both city and highway driving, there are several 2012 model ... Continue reading

Nissan LEAF Helps New York Celebrate Earth Day for Second Straight Year

Nissan LEAF Helps New York Celebrate Earth Day for Second Straight Year

Today, the award-winning Nissan LEAF will celebrate Earth Day 2012 in New York City, marking the automaker's second year as a sponsor. As part of the day's activities, the LEAF will take part in a CO2 E Drive through Manhattan along a route that finishes up in Times Square. Earth Day 2012 is a three-day event designed ... Continue reading

SGS Highlights Testing Services at Premier Electric Vehicle Event

SGS Highlights Testing Services at Premier Electric Vehicle Event

SGS announced today that it will showcase its testing and certification services for automotive batteries and restraint systems at the 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles at the L.A. Convention Center May 6 - 9, 2012. The global event brings together more than 100 exhibitors, 200 presen ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- April 18, 2012

Ford eNews -- April 18, 2012

Rising oil prices have Ford speeding up its efforts to reduce its dependence on petroleum and use more sustainable materials -- including old U.S. paper currency retired from service. Shredded cash joins cellulose from trees, Indian grass, sugar cane, dandelions, corn and coconuts as alternative material under review f ... Continue reading

Brammo Reveals New Details for Empulse and Empulse R Electric Sport Bikes

Brammo Reveals New Details for Empulse and Empulse R Electric Sport Bikes

Brammo, Inc., the designer and manufacturer of world leading electric motorcycles today announced details of its much anticipated Empulse and Empulse R electric sport bikes. Both models utilize the world's first drivetrain that has been designed and built for a production electric motorcycle. It features a water-cooled ... Continue reading

Leviton Unveils 32 Amp Home Charging Station to Meet Requirements of Next Generation of Electric Vehicles

Leviton Unveils 32 Amp Home Charging Station to Meet Requirements of Next Generation of Electric Vehicles

Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, today unveiled the latest entry to its Evr-Green line of residential, commercial and public electric vehicle charging systems -- the Evr-Green 320 Level 2 Home Charging Station. The new device provides up to 32 amps at 240 volts AC (7.7 kW output) -- reducin ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Delivers to Duke Energy its Largest Test Fleet of Plug-in Hybrid Chrysler Town & Country Minivans

Chrysler Group Delivers to Duke Energy its Largest Test Fleet of Plug-in Hybrid Chrysler Town & Country Minivans

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will be supplied to Duke Energy as part of demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC Real-world city and rural miles to be accumulated on demonstration vehicles over next two years Vehicles developed in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy PHEVs will be used to evaluate ... Continue reading

Ford Launches Documentary Series, Education Push & Electric Car to Help Customers Make Greener Shift

Ford Launches Documentary Series, Education Push & Electric Car to Help Customers Make Greener Shift

Ford and cultural media platform SHFT.com reveal first films in new documentary series that profiles leading eco-entrepreneurs and innovators who are transforming industries with groundbreaking sustainability solutions 200,000 customers have visited http://www.ford.com/technology/electric/ to learn more about what migh ... Continue reading

The Hartford Offers Electric Vehicle Discount

The Hartford Offers Electric Vehicle Discount

According to a recent forecast, an estimated 100,000 electric vehicles are expected to be sold in 2012.1 To help fuel this growing industry, The Hartford is now offering drivers of electric vehicles a discount on their auto insurance policies, demonstrating the company's commitment to supporting a cleaner environment. ... Continue reading

ECOtality Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results

ECOtality Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results

ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. 'In 2011, we installed approximately 5,000 Blink charging stations and collected over 13 million miles of testing data for the EV Project while ... Continue reading

Magna E-Car Systems Debuts New Manufacturing Facility

Magna E-Car Systems Debuts New Manufacturing Facility

Magna E-Car Systems, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, announced today the grand opening of its latest facility, a plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, that manufactures components for hybrid and electric vehicles. "For Magna E-Car Systems, today represents an exciting step forward i ... Continue reading

IEEE Unveils Transportation Electrification Web Portal to Promote the Development and Use of a Wide Range of Electric Vehicles

IEEE Unveils Transportation Electrification Web Portal to Promote the Development and Use of a Wide Range of Electric Vehicles

IEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today launched the IEEE Transportation Electrification Web Portal as part of its newly formed IEEE Transportation Electrification (TE) Initiative, created by IEEE Future Directions to help accelerate the development and implementation ... Continue reading

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